Chronic gastritis in China: a national multi-center survey

2014158 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Yiqi Du · National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention

Yu Bai · Changhai Hospital

Peitao Xie · Second Military Medical University

Jing‐Yuan Fang · Renji Hospital

Xiaozhong Wang · Fujian Medical University

Xiaohua Hou · Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Dean Tian

Abstract

The present study suggests non-atrophic gastritis is the most common endoscopic finding in Chinese patients with upper GI symptoms. Precancerous lesions, including atrophy, intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia are prevalent in Chinese patients with chronic gastritis, and endoscopic features are useful for predicting pathologic atrophy.

Topics & Keywords

Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Gastrointestinal motility and disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Gastroenterology

Volume 14, Issue 1, pp. 21-21

DOI: 10.1186/1471-230x-14-21

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